However, the Camera NX developer apparently managed to find enough bits in the camera software that enables portrait mode in new Pixel 2 phones to create a new Camera NX app that also works on older Google phones.

First, download and install the APK. Then, open the Camera NX app which looks just slightly different compared to the Google Camera app icon. After that, the interface should look almost identical to other versions of the Google Camera app.

“Unfortunately, at this time, it appears as though portrait mode is only working when the camera app can identify a human face. While the Pixel 2 can create the depth of field look around almost any object, my attempts at taking a portrait mode photo of inanimate objects around my house with the Pixel XL failed.”

At this time, we have only been able to verify that it works on the Google Pixel XL but the developer is adamant that works on both 2016 Pixels, the Nexus 6P, and the Nexus 5X.

“Camera NX V7.3 is based on Google Camera 5.1.016, why not the latest 5.1.018 version? because they are the same app with different version numbers.”

Makers of Android is community that covers Android news, programming tutorials, app reviews and more. We are a team of some of the internet most experienced Android developers, user-experience designers and digital marketers. We are collecting news from very accurate sources.